News from Reutershttp://snewsi.comChoose Your Newshttp://i.snewsi.com/apple-touch-icon-72-precomposed.pngsnewsi.comhttp://snewsi.comOver 100 countries agree to seek digital tax consensus by 2020: OECDhttp://snewsi.com/id/18171291282/Over-100-countries-agree-to-seek-digital-tax-consensus-by-2020-OECDFri, 16 Mar 2018 13:02:48 -0400Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Some 110 countries have agreed to work towards forming an international consensus by 2020 on how to tax digital businesses across borders, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Friday.]]>Over 100 countries agree to seek digital tax consensus by 2020 - OECDhttp://snewsi.com/id/18171290875/Over-100-countries-agree-to-seek-digital-tax-consensus-by-2020---OECDFri, 16 Mar 2018 12:49:55 -0400Reuters - PARIS, March 16 (Reuters) - Some 110 countries have agreed to work towards forming an international consensus by 2020 on how to tax digital businesses across borders, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Friday.]]>BRIEF-Deutsche Telekom Holding Says Ends Purchase Program Of T-Mobile US's Common Stockhttp://snewsi.com/id/18171290876/BRIEF-Deutsche-Telekom-Holding-Says-Ends-Purchase-Program-Of-T-Mobile-USs-Common-StockFri, 16 Mar 2018 12:49:54 -0400Reuters - * DEUTSCHE TELEKOM HOLDING - ENDED PURCHASE PROGRAM OF T-MOBILE US'S COMMON STOCK AND TERMINATED SALES TRADING PLAN ENTERED INTO DATED FEB 9 - SEC FILING Source text: (http://bit.ly/2pgxYUs) Further company coverage:]]>UPDATE 2-M&A livens up European equity trading, STOXX ends on a weekly losshttp://snewsi.com/id/18171290877/UPDATE-2-MandA-livens-up-European-equity-trading-STOXX-ends-on-a-weekly-lossFri, 16 Mar 2018 12:48:39 -0400Reuters - * Siemens Healthineers rises after delayed open (Adds closing prices)]]>BRIEF-Iridium Communications Prices Offering Of Senior Unsecured Noteshttp://snewsi.com/id/18171290878/BRIEF-Iridium-Communications-Prices-Offering-Of-Senior-Unsecured-NotesFri, 16 Mar 2018 12:46:22 -0400Reuters - * IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC. PRICES OFFERING OF SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES]]>EU starts retaliation process against U.S. tariffshttp://snewsi.com/id/18171291281/EU-starts-retaliation-process-against-US-tariffsFri, 16 Mar 2018 12:46:06 -0400Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission called for industry views on Friday on a list of U.S. products it will subject to import tariffs, the first step towards measures to counter planned U.S. taxes on European steel and aluminum.]]>EMERGING MARKETS-LatAm currencies mostly down on U.S. political woeshttp://snewsi.com/id/18171290879/EMERGING-MARKETS-LatAm-currencies-mostly-down-on-US-political-woesFri, 16 Mar 2018 12:45:34 -0400Reuters - By Bruno Federowski BRASILIA, March 16 (Reuters) - Most Latin American currencies weakened on Friday as speculation that more top Trump administration officials could be replaced and concerns U.S. trade tariffs could hurt the global economy weighed on demand for risky assets. U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to replace his national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. At the same time, the New York Times reported U.S. Special Counsel]]>Caterpillar to close facilities, could cut 880 jobshttp://snewsi.com/id/18171290847/Caterpillar-to-close-facilities-could-cut-880-jobsFri, 16 Mar 2018 12:44:51 -0400Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc will close two facilities and is contemplating the closure of its engine manufacturing plant in Illinois, which together could potentially result in about 880 job losses, a company spokeswoman told Reuters on Friday.]]>UPDATE 1-Caterpillar to close facilities, could cut 880 jobshttp://snewsi.com/id/18171290880/UPDATE-1-Caterpillar-to-close-facilities-could-cut-880-jobsFri, 16 Mar 2018 12:39:51 -0400Reuters - CHICAGO, March 16 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc will close two facilities and is contemplating the closure of its engine manufacturing plant in Illinois, which together could potentially result in about 880 job losses, a company spokeswoman told Reuters on Friday.]]>BRIEF-EQT Midstream Partners Responds To Revised FERC Policy Statementhttp://snewsi.com/id/18171290881/BRIEF-EQT-Midstream-Partners-Responds-To-Revised-FERC-Policy-StatementFri, 16 Mar 2018 12:35:22 -0400Reuters - * EXPECTS IMMATERIAL IMPACT, IF ANY, FROM FERC'S REVISED POLICY STATEMENT Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:]]>Canada escalates U.S. lumber dispute, asks WTO to adjudicatehttp://snewsi.com/id/18171290882/Canada-escalates-US-lumber-dispute-asks-WTO-to-adjudicateFri, 16 Mar 2018 12:30:43 -0400Reuters - GENEVA, March 16 (Reuters) - Canada plans to ask the World Trade Organization (WTO) to set up an adjudication panel to judge its dispute with the United States over Canadian lumber exports, indicating that talks have failed to resolve the issue and Ottawa is pressing its case.]]>Wall Street higher as financial stocks gain on strong datahttp://snewsi.com/id/18171289691/Wall-Street-higher-as-financial-stocks-gain-on-strong-dataFri, 16 Mar 2018 12:29:17 -0400Reuters - (Reuters) - Wall Street ticked higher on Friday as financial stocks tracked gains in yields following data that showed strong U.S. factory output and improving consumer sentiment.]]>Under scrutiny, New York Fed sets short list for Dudley successorhttp://snewsi.com/id/18171289692/Under-scrutiny-New-York-Fed-sets-short-list-for-Dudley-successorFri, 16 Mar 2018 12:28:32 -0400Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is considering a "handful" of candidates for what is seen as the second most influential job at the U.S. central bank, its directors said on Friday, as political pressure mounts to choose someone who breaks with past precedent.]]>UPDATE 1-Qualcomm discussing Jacobs leaving board of directors -sourceshttp://snewsi.com/id/18171289467/UPDATE-1-Qualcomm-discussing-Jacobs-leaving-board-of-directors--sourcesFri, 16 Mar 2018 12:24:46 -0400Reuters - March 16 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc's board of directors was meeting on Friday to discuss former executive chairman Paul Jacobs stepping down after he told the U.S. semiconductor company he was exploring acquiring it, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.]]>Bodies, cars still pinned by deadly Miami bridge collapsehttp://snewsi.com/id/18171288774/Bodies-cars-still-pinned-by-deadly-Miami-bridge-collapseFri, 16 Mar 2018 12:20:20 -0400Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - Workers slowly broke up chunks of a newly built footbridge that collapsed onto a major road in Miami, killing at least six people, and police on Friday warned that more victims could be found in crushed vehicles in the rubble.]]>Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-shing retires, says worked 'too long'http://snewsi.com/id/18171291375/Hong-Kongs-richest-man-Li-Ka-shing-retires-says-worked-too-longFri, 16 Mar 2018 12:20:03 -0400Reuters - Hong Kong's richest man, Li Ka-shing, announced his retirement as chairman of CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd (0001.HK) on Friday, bringing to a close a rags-to-riches story that made him a hero in the freewheeling capitalist hub.]]>NYPD sued for forcing Muslim women to remove headscarves in arrest photoshttp://snewsi.com/id/18171288775/NYPD-sued-for-forcing-Muslim-women-to-remove-headscarves-in-arrest-photosFri, 16 Mar 2018 12:18:49 -0400Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two Muslim-American women and a non-profit group on Friday sued the New York City Police Department for forcing Muslim women and others to remove their hijabs or other religious head coverings in post-arrest photographs.]]>BRIEF-Steven Ibbotson Reports 24.4 pct Passive Stake In Liberty Tax Inc As Of Dec 31, 2017http://snewsi.com/id/18171289468/BRIEF-Steven-Ibbotson-Reports-244-pct-Passive-Stake-In-Liberty-Tax-Inc-As-Of-Dec-31-2017Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:17:50 -0400Reuters - * STEVEN IBBOTSON REPORTS 24.4 PERCENT PASSIVE STAKE IN LIBERTY TAX INC AS OF DEC 31, 2017 - SEC FILING?? Source text - (http://bit.ly/2FFawud) Further company coverage:]]>UPDATE 5-Brazil merges pulp giants with state development bank's blessinghttp://snewsi.com/id/18171289469/UPDATE-5-Brazil-merges-pulp-giants-with-state-development-banks-blessingFri, 16 Mar 2018 12:16:48 -0400Reuters - SAO PAULO, March 16 (Reuters) - Brazil's Suzano Papel e Celulose SA won the battle for control of larger rival Fibria Celulose SA, creating the world's biggest wood pulp producer with the blessing of state development bank BNDES, a common shareholder in the two companies.]]>Louise Slaughter, longtime progressive New York congresswoman, dies at 88http://snewsi.com/id/18171291221/Louise-Slaughter-longtime-progressive-New-York-congresswoman-dies-at-88Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:11:05 -0400Reuters - Democratic U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter, a Kentucky blacksmith's daughter who became a leading progressive voice in Congress from New York, died early on Friday, her chief of staff said. She was 88.]]>